Racing
‘Class Dismissed!’
Michel Desjoyeaux validated his nickname, "The Professor," when he arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne Sunday afternoon, having won the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe in a new record time of 84d, 3h, 9m. More »
Jourdain Sheds Keel
Roland Jourdain seen here celebrating sailing past the latitude of Rio de Janeiro. While things haven’t (yet?) gone upside-down for him, the French skipper, now some 600 miles from the Azores, is making do without a keel. More »
Three Bridge Fiasco is a Whopper
This weekend’s Three Bridge Fiasco, sponsored by the Singlehanded Sailing Society, is one of the Bay’s most popular races, consistently drawing hundreds of local sailors. This year’s record-breaking 350 boats will begin crossing the start line off Golden Gate YC at 9:30 tomorrow morning, heading whichever way they feel like in an effort to round three marks near the Golden Gate, Bay and Richmond bridges. More »
Volvo Fleet Thinned
Ericsson 3 Bowman Martin Krite looking none too happy while standing by with the bilge pumps that saved the boat after cracks developed in the hull forward of the bulkhead in the photo. More »
Volvo Fleet Pummeled
The Volvo fleet has been getting a lashing from near-constant breeze on the bow above 30 knots. Here Ericsson 4 keeps punching north toward Qingdao: still 600-plus miles away.
© Guy Salter Ericsson 4/Volvo Ocean Race
Those who felt the Volvo Ocean Race would suffer a lack of drama for skipping the bulk of the Southern Ocean have to be eating their words right about now. More »
‘Soozal’ Tearing It Up at Race Week
Dan Woolery’s King 40 Soozal is doing a number on IRC 2 at Acura Key West Race Week.
© Sharon Green
With two races left to go today, Dan Woolery’s brand-spankin’ new Pt. More »
Get Better at Taking Your Turn
If it’s been awhile since you’ve taken your turn at the helm of the race deck for your club’s regatta, maybe 2009 could be a chance to change that. If it’s been so long that you’re afraid you might mess the whole thing up — or you just feel like you need a brush-up on the finer points of race management — there are a couple of great opportunities coming to town that’ll have you making better mark sets and general recalls in no time. More »
Corinthian Mids Get Glorious Weather
The famous Corinthian Midwinters raft-up got going early this year, at the first mark of Saturday’s race.
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first weekend of the Corinthian YC Midwinters didn’t disappoint the nearly 150 starters for weather. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first weekend of the Corinthian YC Midwinters didn’t disappoint the nearly 150 starters for weather. More »
New Details Emerge For Corinthian Mids
With less than 24 hours to go before the year’s first big bang — the Corinthian YC Midwinters — new details are emerging which some sources say have the potential to put this event even further over the top than it already is. More »
Rising Star in the Vendee Globe
Sam Davies celebrates Christmas. Is she sailing’s next superstar?
© 2009 Samantha Davies / Roxy Sailing / Vendée Globe
Every now and then competitors rise above their chosen sports to become media stars. More »
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